Mike D'Antoni calls Steve Nash 'doubtful' for Mavericks on Tuesday

Steve Nash of the Lakers tried to play against Sacramento and Kings point… (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated…)

Steve Nash sat out practice on Monday, working instead to try and stretch his strained hamstring.

Coach Mike D'Antoni called him "doubtful," although he wasn't sure how Nash will be officially listed for Tuesday's battle against the Dallas Mavericks.

Nash sat out the latter part of the Lakers' loss in Milwaukee to the Bucks after tweaking his hip and hamstring. He tried to play on Saturday in Sacramento against the Kings but lasted only about two minutes.

At 38-36, the Lakers are tied with the eighth-place Utah Jazz. Utah won the season series, so the Lakers will need to finish with a better record to overtake the Jazz in the playoff race.